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Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars Collection

An inventory of the collection at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: Cara A. Howe
Date: 2012

Historical Note

The Wall of Remembrance after a Rose Laying Ceremony

The Remembrance Scholarships at Syracuse University were established in 1989 in memory of the 35 study abroad students enrolled in the University's Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA) who were killed in the 21 December 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. The first group of scholars was selected for the 1990-1991 academic year. Additional information about past and present scholars is available on the Remembrance Scholars website.

The Lockerbie Scholarship program, also established in 1989, honors the 11 victims of Lockerbie, Scotland who died as a result of the crash that ensued from the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. This program provides two students from Lockerbie, Scotland the chance to study for one year at Syracuse University. These scholarships are jointly funded by Syracuse University and the Lockerbie Trust. The first students were enrolled in the fall of 1990.

Through the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholarships, the selected students exchange ideas and educate themselves and the campus community about the devastating effects of terrorism through various Remembrance activities. Initially, Remembrance activities were spread throughout the academic year. As of 1996, most Remembrance activities occur during Remembrance Week during the fall semester.

Scope and Content Note

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars Collection contains materials relating to both the Remembrance Scholars program and the Lockerbie Scholars program at Syracuse University. The collection is divided into the following series:

Administrative files includes documents regarding the establishment, funding, and selection committees for the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholarships, as well as materials related to a fundraising campaign for the Remembrance Scholarship Endowment Fund.

Clippings includes articles about Lockerbie Scholars and Remembrance activities.

Correspondence is between Syracuse University administration, Lockerbie Scholars, and Lockerbie Academy administration.

Memorabilia includes commemorative clothing, pins, ribbons, scarves, and sashes for Remembrance activities and sample buttons in honor of Pan Am Flight 103 victims.

Photographs contains multiple formats and is divided into two sub-series. The first subseries, Remembrance, includes photographs of the various Remembrance activities planned by the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars, as well as photographs of events honoring Pan Am Flight 103 victims that the scholars planned and attended. The second subseries, Scholars, includes portraits of the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars and a photo album of Lockerbie Scholars. The formats of images for both subseries include prints, CD-ROMs, and negatives.

Subject files is divided into two subseries. The first, Lockerbie Scholars, contains information about Lockerbie Scholars and a compilation of "Reflections on the Lockerbie-Syracuse Scholarship and Remembrance Scholarships" by 2012-2013 Lockerbie Scholars Rachel Nicholson and Claire Dorrance. It also includes a scrapbook about Lockerbie Scholars, which is comprised of clippings, documents, and some photographs. The second, Remembrance Activities, contains planning files, promotional materials, programs, and speeches from Remembrance activities. Also included in this series are recordings of Remembrance programming, including the Rose-Laying Ceremony and Remembrance Scholar Convocation.

Alternative Formats

Selected materials from this collection are available in digital format. Please contact the archivist for further information about accessing these materials.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that some materials in this collection are restricted in accordance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Syracuse University policy. School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin. Folders containing restricted material are noted in the inventory below. Please contact the archivist for further information regarding access to these materials.

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Access to audiovisual material requires advance notice to produce a use copy.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Related Material

Audiovisual materials, such as BBC's My Lost Son and the Smithsonian Network's The Lockerbie Bombing, were added to the Pan Am Flight 103 Audiovisual Collection. Programs and a compiled book of events held at Syracuse University related to the Dark Elegy sculpture on September 24, 1995 were added to the Dark Elegy Collection. Correspondence between Peggy Otenasek and Judith O'Rourke was added to the Anne Lindsey Otenasek Papers. Materials related to commemorative memorial services at Syracuse University were added to the Pan Am Flight 103 Memorials Collection. Publications such as Syracuse University Magazine and Syracuse University Speaker's Corner were added to the Pan Am Flight 103 Publications Collection.

The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives contains additional materials and information related to the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars Collection. Related collections include:

Dark Elegy Collection

Lockerbie Collection

Lockerbie Academy Collection

Pan Am 103 Memorials Collection

Pan Am 103 Office of Undergraduate Studies Collection

Pan Am Flight 103 Audiovisual Collection

Pan Am Flight 103 Publications Collection

Selected Search Terms

Names

Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing Incident, 1988.
Special events--Management.
Terrorism -- Government Policy -- United States -- Case Studies.
Terrorism -- Government Policy -- United States -- History.
Terrorism -- Government Policy -- United States.
Terrorism -- History -- 20th Century.
Lockerbie (Scotland)

Types of Material

Audiocassettes.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Compact discs.
Correspondence.
DVDs.
Lapel pins.
Photo CDs.
Photographs.
Programs (documents)
Promotional materials.
USB flash drives.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Judith O'Rourke in 2015 and Fred Jordan in 2013, 2016, and 2017. Transferred from Academic Affairs, Syracuse Abroad, College of Law Library, Renée Crown University Honors, Center for Fellowship and Scholarship Advising, and Undergraduate Studies offices between 1996 and 2020.

Processing Information

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars Collection is housed in acid-free folders and archival boxes. Planning files, scrapbooks and photo albums have been removed from acidic bindings and placed in folders. Dark Elegy exhibition photographs were removed from their frames and placed in an acid-free folder.

Arrangement

The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars Collection is arranged alphabetically or chronologically within each series.

Table of Contents

Administrative files

Clippings

Correspondence

Memorabilia

Photographs

Subject files

Inventory